- 454 BC
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Persian Empire
* Persian rule in
Egypt is finally restored byMegabyzus ,satrap ofSyria , after a prolonged struggle which has included dealing with a military intervention byAthens .Greece
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Pericles leads a naval expedition in theCorinthian Gulf , in whichAthens defeatsAchaea . He then attacksSicyon andAcarnania , after which he unsuccessfully tries to take Oeniadea on the Corinthian Gulf, before returning to Athens.
* The treasury of theDelian League is moved fromDelos toAthens .Roman Republic
* The Roman
Plebs , suffering from a number of economic and financial ills, force the city’spatricians to begin the reform and codification of the law. As a first act, a three-man commission is sent toAthens to study that city's laws.icily
* Hostilities between
Segesta andSelinunte , two Greek cities onSicily , take place over access to theTyrrhenian Sea .Births
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